Lightning Strike Leaves Spectacular Mark on Wichita Falls Golf Course

Thunderstorms rolled through Texoma early Tuesday morning (5/17) bringing heavy rain, hail and plenty of lightning. Around 4:00 am, a large bolt of lightning struck the putting green on the 15th hole at The Champions Course at Weeks Park in Wichita Falls.

The lightning strike left a web of dark lines also known as a Lichtenberg figure. When the lightning struck the ground it looked for the path of least resistance sending branching electric discharges out across the grass surrounding the point struck.